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2013 ANNEXATION ARCHIVES

WE WON!

PRESS-ENTERPRISE photo by KURT MILLER

THANK YOU LAFCO COMMISSIONERS, WE SPOKE AND YOU LISTENED. AND THANK YOU TEMESCAL VALLEY FOLKS — EACH AND EVERYONE OF THE MORE THAN 4,300 OF YOU WHO SIGNED AN OPPOSITION LETTERRead The Press-Enterprise report HERE

SPEAK OUT: HERE’S WHY SO MANY RESIDENTS GOT INVOLVEDMany residents who spoke at the LAFCO public hearing were largely responsible for the 4,300 opposition letters. What motivated them? Read storyHERE

CITY TELLS PRESS IT WON’T TRY AGAIN; RFTV WILL CONTINUE ITS WATCHDOG ROLEHave you decided to take a more active role in your community involvement? Check out one of these committees that might interest you.Read storyHERE

LAFCO STAFF REPORT FOR PUBLIC HEARING RELEASEDStaff recommends that commissioners continue the Sept. 26 public hearing until a week before Christmas. You need to be there on Sept. 26 because if commissioners disregard the recommendation, and we think they will, the public hearing will be held. WEAR REDRead storyHERERead the staff reportHERERead Press-Enterprise story HERE(Don’t you just love where Councilman Montanez says no more than 50 people attended each of the city’s five community presentations?)

FAQSHERE are a few frequently asked questions and answers about the annexation.

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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SAYS ‘NO’ TO ANNEXATIONCounty will continue to negotiate financial concerns with city, but supervisors vote to officially oppose annexation and to send letter to Corona asking city to withdraw annexation application from LAFCo.Read story HERERead Press-Enterprise reportHERERead PE blog postHERE
(The following are sizable files and take time in downloading)Read the county’s fiscal analysisHERERead the city’s fiscal analysisHERE

FORMER CORONA MAYOR OPPOSES ANNEXATION
Jeff Bennett urges LAFCo commissioners to vote no on the city’s application.Read his letterHERE

DID YOU SEE OUR STORY IN THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE?Read reportHEREView videoHERE

WHAT IS RESIDENTS FOR TEMESCAL VALLEY (RFTV) AND HOW CAN YOU HELP? Learn more about why your neighbors have organized to fight the city’s annexation attempt and why we feel our grass roots approach is necessary to save Temescal Valley.Read position paperHERE